The purpose of Thrifty Thursday is to read a book which was free (at some point). This is a collection of freebies I have read which are set in Scotland. Kindle freebie on December 22, 2022 (as a box set of books 1-3) (currently $2.99 at Amazon and in Kindle Unlimited as of writing this […]
Victoria Holt was one of my Big Three intros to classic, gothic romantic suspense along with Phyllis Whitney and Mary Stewart. I devoured her huge backlist as a teenager and pretty much loved it all. It has been many years and many twists in my reading taste since I picked up one of her books […]
Part historical mystery and part sequel, The Late Mrs. Willoughby will have vast appeal to mystery and Jane Austen fans alike. After the stupendous debut in the series set against the backdrop of Jane Austen’s world and featuring a younger generation of amateur sleuths, there was no doubt I was going to be coming along […]
Turn of the (Twentieth) Century Chicago is a place and time where history is raw and heartbreaking, but seedy and dangerous for those of the lower and immigrant classes. I was keen to read the story of a young first generation Irish American come to this blustering city to find his older brother and ends […]
WWII Britain on the Homefront is an intriguing setting for what seemed an atmospheric mystery involving a ghost, secrets, and forbidden love. I was glad for the chance to pick up this historical mystery by a new to me author and was prepared for a few chills and thrills. The prologue introduces a curious and […]
English society has turned Gwendolyn Reid’s gothic story into a sensation and a new arrival has them whispering behind their fans that there is a vampire haunting the aristocracy. When a dead body is found with puncture wounds in the neck, the latest Pink Carnation heroine finds herself solving a murder mystery next to the […]
The Pink Carnation series edges ever nearer to the final book and in this latest, we get to see the Pink Carnation’s own second in command stepping reluctantly into the limelight for this latest spying adventure slash treasure hunt from Paris to Bath and into the English countryside. Full of frolicksome humor, a pinch of […]
I am always very happy to have a complete collection of short stories in a world rather than having to hunt around for a bunch of shorts. Miss Marple is my favorite Christie character so this seemed like a great fit for me. I’ve been buying the thirteen individual books with Miss Marple adventures but […]
Since the first book, the series has turned the focus from classic Scarlet Pimpernel territory of France for other locales, but after the brief and light distraction of the Mischief of the Mistletoe, The Orchid Affair plunges into a caper set right under the nose of Napoleon himself with the suspense taking up even more […]
A book pal put me onto this series since I adore Regency England and historical mysteries. I probably should have waited and started at the beginning, but I spotted that blurb mentioning a haunted house and locked room mystery and I had to dive in here. Death at the Manor is third in the Lily […]